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The following list of funding sources has been compiled by Drs. Janalee P. Caldwell and Rafael de Sa, members of the International Cooperation Committee of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, with the help of D. Wade Bohanan. Recognizing that international herpetological students and professionals have a need for funding for their research, the committee agreed that compiling this list and making it available on the SSAR web site would be a high priority. It is our hope that the present list will be useful to our colleagues outside the U.S. and will aid them in securing support for their research in herpetology. The foundations and organizations listed typically fund specific types of research; for example, some may fund conservation research, while others may fund research only in a specific geographic area. It is advisable to contact the organization before you apply and always pay close attention to each organization's particular requirements. These particular foundations and organizations have been selected because they are open to international students and professional herpetologists. In some cases, a foundation may restrict who may apply and we have provided this information.
For a wealth of information on funding sources, writing proposals, and many issues of interest to graduate students, visit http://online.anu.edu.au/BoZo/Scott/Studentresources.html. We would like to keep this information as current as possible. If you make inquiries to an organization or apply for funding and find out new or additional information that we have not included, please e-mail the information to Dr. Janalee Caldwell at caldwell@ou.edu or Dr. Rafael de Sa at rdesa@richmond.edu. Due to the expected volume of e-mail, we will not be able to personally answer questions via e-mail, but we hope to be able to keep the funding source list updated and useful. A similar guide has been prepared for herpetologists in and outside the U.S. by Joan C. Milam. That publication, entitled "Grants and Awards for Herpetologists," is available in booklet form for US$8 plus US$2 postage from Robert D. Aldridge, Department of Biology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO 63103 USA. Award Title: Jessup Award Given by: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Amount: Round-trip travel costs: $500 for North America (includes Mexico and Caribbean), $1,000 for other parts of the world; stipend for subsistence $250/week. Eligibility: Predoctoral and postdoctoral students within several years of receiving their Ph.D. Restrictions: Students commuting within Philadelphia area; studies must be conducted at the Academy of Natural Sciences. Description: Jessup funds are awarded competitively to students wishing to conduct studies under supervision or sponsorship of a member of the curatorial staff of the Academy. Studies may be in any specialty in which the curators have expertise. The minimum duration of the award is two weeks; the maximum is sixteen weeks. The provision of scientific supplies and equipment is the responsibility of the student and the sponsoring curator. A Jessup student is expected to give a seminar shortly after arrival, and is encouraged to publish at least some of the work accomplished at the Academy. Three letters of recommendation, including one from the curator overseeing or sponsoring the student, must be sent in addition to the completed application form. Deadline: 1 March - for work between April and November; 1 October - for work between November and April. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: Young Investigators Program Organization: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Amount: $100,000 to five investigators for the first few years of their independent research careers. Eligibility: Applicants for these awards must hold a position on the regular faculty (or its equivalent) of US or Canadian non-profit public or private institutions of higher education and research. Restrictions: They must be within the first few years of their research careers, and genuinely independent of scientific mentors such as postdoctoral supervisors. Description: Underwrites the research of young scientists in molecular evolution who are for the first time genuinely independent of their scientific mentors; provide flexible research support that can be deployed in the most effective manner to support a developing research career, and to assist in the transition to traditional research project funding; recognize the potential and achievements of the most outstanding young scientists in this rapidly developing field. Deadline: Annual. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: Jenifer Altman Foundation Project Support Given by: Jenifer Altman Foundation. Amount: $5000 - $10,000. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations. Restrictions: Description: Funds are given for project support, general purposes, seed money, and leveraging funds in the areas of environment and sustainable development. Areas of emphasis include collaborative efforts, innovative programs, research, and symposia/colloquia. The Foundation is developing an additional environmental program. Annual reports and guidelines are available. Deadline: None. Announced: Address: Award Title: AAUW International Fellowships Given by: American Association for University Women. Amount: Up to $15,000. Eligibility: Non-U.S. citizens only; for full-time graduate, post-graduate study or research in the U.S.; all fields, but special emphasis is to fund women in the natural sciences. Restrictions: Women only; must have equivalent of U.S. Bachelor's degree before 1 December of application year. Description: All applicants must have demonstrated scholarly excellence. Preference goes to women whose civic, community, or professional work shows a commitment to advancing the welfare of women and girls. Applicants are judged on their profession potential and the importance of their studies to their country of origin. An applicant for a dissertation fellowship must have passed all preliminary exams, completed all course work, and had her dissertation research proposal or plan approved. An applicant for a postdoctoral fellowship must have completed her Ph.D. or Ed.D. Deadline: 1 December. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: AMNH Collection Study Grants Given by: American Museum of Natural History. Amount: Up to $400. Eligibility: Recent predoctoral and postdoctoral investigators for study in vertebrate zoology and anthropology collections. Restrictions: Study must take place at the Museum. Description: Awards up to $400 partially support travel and subsistence. Requests for application forms should specify "Collection and Study Grants" and should be submitted at least two months prior to intended visit. Visits must be arranged by appropriate department of the Museum of Natural History and are expected to be four days or longer in duration. Deadline: Open. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: AMNH Lerner-Gray Grants for Marine Research Given by: American Museum of Natural History. Amount: From $200 to $1,000. Restrictions: Marine Zoology. Description: Awards are for one year and average $700. An applicant is usually allowed a maximum of two awards in successive years. Consumable supplies or expendable equipment, living expenses in the field or at a research station, and travel expenses are commonly supported. Two letters of recommendation must accompany the application. If applicant has previously received an award from this institution, a progress report and expense report must be submitted by the current deadline. Deadline: 15 March. Announced: 15 April. Address: Award Title: AMNH Research/Museum Fellowships Given by: American Museum of Natural History Amount: $21,000 plus research, publication, medical, and relocation support. Eligibility: Provides support to recent postdoctoral investigators, established scientists, and other scholars. Restrictions: Projects must be carried out within a limited period (usually one year) at the Museum or one of its field stations. Description: Supports projects in vertebrate zoology, paleozoology, anthropology, or museum education. Deadline: 15 January. Announced: Eight to ten weeks after deadline. Address: Award Title: Southwestern Research Station Student Research Grant Given by: American Museum of Natural History. Amount: From $400 to $800. Eligibility: Graduate students or postdoctoral students pursuing research at the Southwestern Research Station in the Chiricahua Mountains, Portal, Arizona. Restrictions: Must conduct research at the Southwestern Research Station. Description: The American Museum of Natural History will award several research grants to graduate students or recent postdoctoral students in support of studies undertaken at the Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona. The research station is located at 5400 feet elevation in the Chiricahua Mountains of southeastern Arizona. Easy road access to five Life zones, lower Sonoran to Hudsonian, provides many unique opportunities for researching one of the most species-diverse biota in North America. Deadline: 15 February. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Address
questions concerning the station to: Award Title: AMNH Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund Given by: American Museum of Natural History. Amount: From $200 to $1,000. Eligibility: The fund is directed toward research on North American fauna, except birds; funds support research in either neontology or paleontology; for advanced graduate and recent postdoctoral investigators. Restrictions: See above. Description: Awards are for one year and average $700. An applicant is usually allowed a maximum of two awards in successive years. Consumable supplies of expendable equipment, living expenses in the field or at a research station, and travel expenses are commonly supported. Two letters of recommendation must accompany the application. If applicant has previously received an award from this institution, a progress report and expense report must be submitted by the current deadline. Deadline: 15 March. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: Research Grant Program Given by: American Philosophical Society. Amount: Up to $5,000 ($4,000 for full professors). Eligibility: Applicants are normally expected to have a doctorate, but applications are accepted from persons whose publications display equivalent scholarly achievement. Restrictions: Institutions are ineligible to apply; grants are for research only, and are rarely made to persons who have held a doctorate for less than one year, and never for predoctoral study or research. Description: Grants are given toward the cost of scholarly research in all areas of knowledge except those in support by government or corporate enterprise. It does not support journalistic or other writing for general readership, the preparation of textbooks or other material for use by students, or the work of creative or performing artists. Applications may be made to residents and citizens of the United States and non-U.S. nationals. Covers living costs while away from home (max. $65/day), consumable supplies, and necessary foreign and domestic travel. They do not pay for conference fees, costs of publication, salary, or overhead. A brief description of the project and a proposed budget must be sent with the application. Deadline: 1 January, 1 March, 1 July, 1 November. Announced: The end of April, June, October, and February, respectively. Address: Award Title: Storer Awards Given by: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Amount: Recognition. Eligibility: Must be a member of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Restrictions: Full-time students or individuals who have satisfactorily completed a thesis or dissertation defense during the past 12 months; must be sole author and presenter, and indicate a desire to be considered for the award when submitting an abstract. Description:
Storer Awards recognize the best student poster presentation in each
of the following categories: 2. Ichthyology Presentations are judged by the following criteria: introduction; methods; data analysis and interpretation; conclusions; innovation, originality, and scientific significance; presentation; and visual aids or graphic design. Deadline: See meeting announcements or a copy of Copeia for poster abstracts. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: ASIH Stoye Award Given by: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Amount: Recognition. Eligibility: Must be a member of the ASIH. Restrictions: Full-time students or individuals who have satisfactorily completed a thesis or dissertation defense in the past 12 months; must be sole author, presenter, and indicate a desire to be considered when submitting abstract. Description: Stoye Awards recognize the best student oral presentation in the following categories (which include, but are not limited to the listed descriptions): 1) General Ichthyology, morphological and molecular systematics, techniques in systematics, zoogeography, paleontology, and faunal descriptions, 2) General Herpetology, morphological and molecular systematics, techniques in systematics, zoogeography, paleontology, and fauna descriptions, 3) Genetics, Development, and Morphology, population genetics, DNA analysis, comparative embryology, heterochony, descriptive and experimental development, comparative and evolutionary morphology, functional morphology, and biomechanics, 4) Ecology and Ethology, population and community ecology, life history strategies, descriptive and experimental ethology, behavioral ecology, neuroethology, and ecomorphology, and, 5) Physiology and Physiological Ecology, comparative and experimental physiology, biochemistry, sensory and behavioral physiology, and endocrinology. Deadline: See meeting announcements or a copy of Copeia for abstract deadlines. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: ASIH Travel Awards Given by: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Amount: $200 (ten awards available each $200). Eligibility: Students presenting a paper or poster at the ASIH meetings. Restrictions: Students who have not won a travel award in the past. Description: Student Travel Awards are awarded to help defray travel expenses to the meetings. Applications should include the abstract of the paper or poster to be presented at the meeting, information on the expected cost of attending the meetings, and alternative sources of funding. Applications can be submitted via e-mail or regular post. If regular post is used, enclose a self-addressed return envelope. Selection is by random draw from qualified applicants. Five awards will be granted in ichthyology and five in herpetology. Deadline: 1 April. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: The American Society for Microbiology International Fellowship Given by: The American Society for Microbiology. Amount: $4,000. Eligibility: Eligible Latin American investigator must be: from a Latin American country; a member of the ASM or another national microbiological society; actively involved in research in the microbiological sciences; sufficiently proficient in the use of the English language; permanently employed at a Latin American institution or organization. Eligible ASM hosting scientist must be: ASM member; permanently employed in an accredited institution; actively involved in research in the microbiological sciences; actively involved in training in the microbiological sciences, interested in sustaining international collaborations; past recipients of this fellowship are ineligible to reapply. Description: Latin American investigators collaborate with an ASM member and may request funding of up to $4,000 to study in the U.S. The Latin American investigator must have received a Master's, Ph.D. or equivalent degree within the last five years or be in the process of obtaining such degree. The program requires a joint application from the two partners. Preference will be given to those who have additional sources of funding. A minimum of six weeks is required for participation in the fellowship program. The applicant is allowed to extend the visit to a maximum of six months if other sources of funding are found. Deadline: 15 November. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: William C. Churchill Fund/Karl T. Frederick Memorial Fund Given by: American Wildlife Research Foundation Amount: Up to $2,000. Eligibility: Organizations and individuals. Restrictions: See above. Description: Supports research that contributes to restoration, protection and conservation of natural resources including wildlife. Favors awarding "seed money" to get larger grants. Examples of research funding: research on wetlands in Argentina, studies of coyotes and of spruce grouse in North America, and support for nature centers and films. Applications may be in Spanish and English. Deadline: 1 April and 1 August. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: Ashoka Fellowships Given by: Ashoka Amount: The average stipend: $11,000-$12,000 /year for 1-3 years. Most stipends given are 3-year fellowships. Eligibility: Individuals. Restrictions: No research is supported. Description: This organization supports individuals who propose to provide innovative, practical solutions to society's social and environmental problems. Fellowships are provided to individuals who have developed projects in the areas of health, environment, education, rural development, legal rights, and women's and children's issues. Start-up funds for projects may also be awarded. A summary of the project, including the strategy for implementation should be sent to the representative closest to the applicant. Deadline: None. Announced: Address:
Award Title: Association for Women in Science Educational Foundation Awards Given by: Association for Women in Science. Amount: From $500 to $1,000. Eligibility: Female students in any life, physical, behavioral, or social science or engineering program leading to a Ph.D. Restrictions: Women only. Non-U.S. citizens only if enrolled at a U.S. institution. Description: The award can be used for any aspect of education. This includes tuition, books, housing, research, expenses, equipment, etc. U.S. citizens may use the money for study in the U.S. or abroad. Non-U.S. citizens must be enrolled at a U.S. institution of higher education to be eligible for these awards. Winners are traditionally at the dissertation level of their graduate work. The application includes a basic form, a 2-3 page summary of the candidate's dissertation research, two recommendation report forms, and official transcripts of all course work conducted at post-secondary institutions. Deadline: 17 January. Announced: By mail in June, publicly in July/August issue of the AWIS Magazine. Address: Award Title: The Bay Foundation Given by: The Bay Foundation. Amount: From $3,000 to $25,000. Eligibility: No individuals. Non-US institutions may apply though this is usually accomplished with U.S. partners. Difficult to qualify but not impossible. Restrictions: No religious institutions. Description: Support for research in biodiversity, marine conservation, wildlife preservation, environmental education, museum and botanical garden preservation and training. Recent projects include flora and fauna surveys in northern Mexico and a network to promote marine conservation biology. Send a proposal that includes the organization and program description, objectives, population served, budget, anticipated sources of support, and evidence of tax-exempt status. Deadline: 1 March, 1 September, 1 December. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Research Grants Given by: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Amount: $100,000-$300,000. Eligibility: Young professionals, especially in molecular biology. Tenure-track individuals are funded through their institutions. Restrictions: No overhead or operating expenses allowed. Description: Funding is for research in chemistry and life sciences, broadly interpreted. Emphasis is placed on the development of innovative research and techniques and on multidisciplinary works. Deadline: 1 October. Announced: Address: Award Title: The Bydale Foundation Grants Given by: The Bydale Foundation. Amount: Up to $20,000; median $9,000. Eligibility: Non-profit organizations only. Restrictions: No demonstration programs or fellowships. Description: Grants are given in the areas of environment, education, public policy, health services, and human rights. Research and publications are supported, as well as conferences and seminars. Funding may be given for support of a continuing project or as seed money for a new project. A letter of inquiry should be sent in July or August. Deadline: 1 November. Announced: Address: Award Title: Charles Stearns Grants-In-Aid Given by: California Academy of Sciences. Amount: Round-trip transportation and per diem expenses. Eligibility: Graduate Students in herpetology. Restrictions: Collections visit. Description: The Department of Herpetology is offering limited financial aid, mostly to cover round-trip transportation and limited per diem expenses to graduate students who wish to visit the Academy's collections to support research in systematics. Proposals should include a short, one-page description of the research project, a budget, and a letter of support from the student's faculty advisor. Deadline: 15 October. Announced: 1 December. Address: Award Title: CAS Tilton Postdoctoral Fellowship in Systematics Given by: California Academy of Sciences. Amount: $32,000 stipend; $1,000 for expenses. Eligibility: Doctoral degree awarded within the past five years. Restrictions: Post-doctoral only. Description: Applications are invited for collection-oriented research and curation in any of the fields of systematic research represented at the Academy including herpetology. Applicants should submit a resume; description of the research to be undertaken during the fellowship period, including the desirability of working at the Academy; and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references. Deadline: 1 February. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: Collection Study Grants in Herpetology Given by: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Amount: Up to $400. Eligibility: U.S. graduate students and non-U.S. scientists. Restrictions: Collection visit. Description: The Section of Amphibians and Reptiles is offering limited financial support to help defray the costs of transportation and lodging to students and non-U.S. scientists who wish to visit the Carnegie's collections to conduct research in herpetology. Applicants should send the following (in duplicate): description of proposed research(not to exceed two pages). literature cited, budget, and CV. Two letters of recommendations should also be sent. Deadline: 15 April and 15 November. Announced: 15 May and 15 December. Address: Award Title: Linnaeus Fund Grants Given by: Chelonian Research Foundation. Amount: $1,000 to $2,000. Eligibility: Funds to be used for turtle and tortoise research. Restrictions: See above. Description: Linnaeus Fund awards are granted annually to individuals for specific turtle research projects, with either partial or full support as funding allows. Priority is given to projects concerning freshwater turtles, but tortoise and marine turtle research proposals are also considered. Priority is given to projects that demonstrate potential relevance to the scientific basis and understanding of chelonian diversity and conservation biology. Award recipients agree to publish at least partial or summarized results of supported research in a CRF-sponsored publication. Deadline: 15 November. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: Conservation and Research Funds Given by: The Chicago Zoological Society. Amount: Up to $5,000. Eligibility: Grants are provided for projects that are (1) small scale without the financial participation of other agencies or (2) distinct portions of larger projects where outcomes from the Society's funds can be clearly identified. Restrictions: Funds are not used to pay fees to, or help defray the operating expenses of, institutions, to pay the grantee's salary, or to acquire major depreciable assets such as vehicles. Description: Funding for research grants, program support, and technical advice. To be considered a project must involve research or achieve conservation results that are likely to be of demonstrable value to Brookfield Zoo's programs in conservation, research, or animal collection management, or have the potential to make a significant contribution to the discovery of knowledge about the Earth's biological resources or human impact on the environment. Funding for projects is up to 12 months. Recently funded projects include population ecology and traditional use of spiny rats in Ecuador, importance of keystone plant species for monkeys in Costa Rica, and habitat use of rain forest birds in Mexico. Deadline: 15 April, 15 August, 15 December. Announced: The end of July, December, and March. Address: Award Title: Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg Foundation Grants Given by: Liz Claiborne and Art Ortenberg Foundation. Amount: Up to $80,000. Eligibility: Institutions only. Restrictions: Operating costs will not be funded. Description: Institutions emphasizing conservation biology will be considered for funding; association with a U.S.-based organization recommended. Projects related to activism, local citizen participation, education, field research, technical assistance, and training workshops will be considered. Funding is in the form of scholarships or seed money. Biological inventories and mapping of protected areas have been funded. Modest, well-designed field activities with participation by local residents are encouraged. Deadline: None. Submit a letter giving details of the organization and a brief description of the project. Announced: Address: Award Title: Compton Foundation Grants Given by: Compton Foundation, Inc. Amount: $100 - $35,000. Eligibility: Nonprofit organizations only. Restrictions: Support is not given for meetings, including conferences, symposia, or workshops, or for fundraising, inventories, lobbying, or seed money. Description: The Foundation emphasizes scholarly/scientific research, training, citizen participation and education, land acquisition, advocacy, policy analysis/development in areas of population and environment. Funds are provided for endowments, ongoing support, and technical assistance. Large organizations which emphasize education and conservation are encouraged. Deadline: 1 March, 1 October. A 3- to 4-page proposal is required. The proposal should include a brief description of the project, including its objectives and how they will be accomplished and evaluated. Qualifications of personnel, a project budget, organization budget, board members and their affiliations, and proof of IRS tax-exempt status is needed. Announced: Address: Award Title: Conservation Education and Research Project Given by: Connecticut River Watershed Council. Amount: Up to $1,500 (average $300). Eligibility: Graduate students in environmental and biological sciences associated with the Connecticut River and its tributaries. Restrictions: See above. Description: This grant encourages projects related to the natural resources in the Connecticut River valley, and to protect and conserve the fish and wildlife, forests and other plant life, water and soil resources, to encourage pollution abatement, and to promote scientific investigations and research to aid the accomplishment of the above. Deadline: Open. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: Conservation Grant Given by: Conservation, Food, and Health Foundation, Inc. Amount: From $1,000 to $25,000. Eligibility: Institutions. Restrictions: No land purchases or general program support; funds projects in developing countries. Description: Conservation grants will assist in improving ecological and environmental conditions in the developing world. The Foundation is especially interested in supporting research and related research activities, training, and technical assistance efforts that, 1) help conserve viable ecosystems and protect biological diversity in developing countries, 2) educate Third World personnel in conservation and protection of resources, and 3) train indigenous scientific personnel to work in conservation in the developing countries preferred. Support is not normally provided for buildings, land purchases, endowments, fundraising, general operating support, or individuals. Support is provided for individual research efforts sponsored by established, non-profit organizations and institutions. Submit 5 copies of a 3-4 page typed concept paper and a one page preliminary budget. Send for guidelines. Deadline: 1 January and 1 August. Announced: May and December. Address: Award Title: Conservation and Research Foundation Grants Given by: Conservation and Research Foundation. Amount: Maximum funding about $5000. Eligibility: Individuals or organizations may apply. Restrictions: Funding is generally provided only to projects that would not be eligible for funds from conventional sources. Description: Funding may be in the form of research grants or program support. Projects are funded in the areas of conservation, sustainable resource use, environmental protection, and overpopulation. Deadline: By invitation only. Announced: Address: Award Title: Private Grants for Field Research Given by: The Center for Field Research at Earthwatch. Amount: Per capita grants $250-$1,000 (average $800); project grants $10,000-$150,000 (average $20,000). Eligibility: Postdoctoral or equivalent including principal investigator with commensurate life experience. Description: Grants are awarded for projects addressing significant questions in the sciences and humanities. The Center supports biological research and reviews and recommends research projects involving Earthwatch. Labor-intensive postdoctoral research is supported. All funds are derived from the contributions of participating volunteers selected from the Earthwatch membership. Therefore, non-specialist volunteers must be integrated into the research design. Preliminary proposals should be made by telephone (617-926-8200) or by detailed letter. On favorable review, full proposals will be invited to be submitted twelve months before the proposed start date of the project. Deadline: None; see above. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Research Grants Given by: Sophie Danforth Conservation Biology Fund. Amount: Up to $1000. Eligibility: Individuals may apply, provided that s/he is assiociated with an organization (e.g. NGO, university, etc.) through which s/he can receive funding. Restrictions: Description: Funding is provided for field research, captive propagation, environmental education, and multidisciplinary studies. Funding may be in the form of research grants or education and training programs. Deadline: Late May/early June (varies slightly each year). Contact Stacia Martin or consult Roger Williams Park Zoo website for information. Announced: Address: Award Title: Echoing Green Foundation Fellowships and Grants Given by: Echoing Green Foundation. Amount: $250 - $25,000. Eligibility: Individuals and non-profit organizations may apply. Restrictions: Description: A goal of the foundation is to invest in people with innovative ideas to affect positive change. Funds are provided in the areas of environment and education. Fellowships, pilot projects, seed money, technical assistance, and multi-year grants may be provided. A fact sheet is available. Deadline: None. A letter providing a description of the project, the funds requested, and the application's affiliation, should be submitted. Announced: Address: Award Title: The Eppley Foundation for Research, Inc.: Support for Advanced Scientific Research Given by: Eppley Foundation for Research Amount: Grants range in size from several thousand dollars to $25,000, and occasionally more. The average grant awarded is $15,000. Grants are seldom awarded for more than one year. Grants are given to an individual's institution for administration; international applicants must be affiliated with a U.S. institution that will administer the grant on their behalf. Eligibility: Applicants must already have a Ph.D. or M.D. Proposals from newly awarded doctorates rarely meet the foundation's standards for advanced research, and such candidates should be advised that support is unlikely. Individuals employed by recognized institutions. Restrictions: Physical and biological sciences (social sciences, computer sciences, and educational programs are not within the purview of the foundation). Further, the foundation will not support DNA, heart, HIV, or cancer research. Original research will be funded; for example, previous awards have been in the areas of biological controls and paleontological expeditions. Description: To increase knowledge in pure or applied science through study, research, and publication. Deadline: 1 February, 1 May, 1 August, and 1 November. An application form, including a concise proposal outlining goals and methods, an itemized budget, two reference letters, and a curriculum vitae listing publications, are required. Announced: Address: Award Title: The Exploration Fund Field Support Given by: The Explorer's Club. Amount: Up to $1,200. Eligibility: For graduate student field research and exploration. Restrictions: Graduate students only. Description: Applications will be judged on the scientific and practical merit of the proposal, and competence of the investigator and the appropriateness of the budget. Awards will be made regardless of whether or not the applicant is a member of the Explorer's Club. Recipients of grants are expected to provide a one or two page report on their exploration or research within one year. It should be emphasized that those expeditions aided will be for scientific purposes, in accordance with the Club's stated objective, "to broaden our knowledge of the Universe." Mere travel to remote areas will not be considered. Deadline: 31 January. Announced: April. Address: Award Title: Fauna and Flora International Research Grants and Program Support Given by: Fauna and Flora International. Amount: Up to $5000. Eligibility: Individuals may apply. Restrictions: Funding is generally not provided for thesis or dissertation research. Description: Funding may be in the form of research grants or program support. Projects are funded in the area of conservation, with an emphasis on endangered species and/or habitats. Ecological studies on endangered habitats would not normally be funded, unless there is a clear outcome in terms of an immediate conservation benefit, such as implementation of management programs. Previous projects have included a survey or amphibians and reptiles in the Caribbean and species recovery programs. Deadline: 15 January, 15 May, 15 August. An application form is required, and support from the host country must be documented. Announced: Address: Award Title: Graduate Student Fellowships Given by: Field Museum of Natural History. Amount: Variable. Eligibility: Graduate students engaged in dissertation research associated with the Museum. Restrictions: Students must be in residence in the Chicago area and are expected to spend a significant portion of their research time at the Museum. Description: These fellowships provide stipend and limited tuition support. Normally, candidates will be expected to have formal involvement in the museum, by having a curator serve on the student's academic committee, and by relying heavily upon the collections and facilities of the museum. The period of appointment is one year and starts September 1st. Deadline: 1 February. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: Visiting Scientists Fund Given by: Field Museum of Natural History. Amount: Variable. Eligibility: For both professionals and graduate students. Restrictions: See above. Description: These funds are mainly to provide research opportunities for scientists who wish to use the research collections at the Museum. Funding can be for periods of a few days to several weeks. Funds are earmarked for travel and subsistence while conducting research at the Museum. Deadline: 1 May, 1 November. Announced: After second week of June and December. Address: Award Title: Carter Manny Awards Given by: Graham Foundation. Amount: Up to $10,000. Eligibility: Dissertation work in urban design and planning. Restrictions: See above. Description: May be appropriate for herpetologists interested in studying the interaction of humans and amphibians and reptiles in urban settings. Candidates must be nominated by their department. Deadline: 15 March. Announced: End of June or July. Address: Award Title: Bullard Fellowship Given by: Harvard University. Amount: Up to $30,000. Eligibility: Individuals in mid-career. Restrictions: Subjects pertaining to forested ecosystems. Description: Bullard Fellowships are aimed at individuals in biological, social, physical, and political sciences to promote advanced study, research, or integration of subjects pertaining to forested ecosystems. Stipends are intended to provide individuals in mid-career with an opportunity to use the resources and to interact with personnel in any department within Harvard University in order to develop their own scientific and professional growth. Bullard Fellowships have been associated with the Harvard Forest, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and the John F. Kennedy School of Government and have worked in areas of ecology, forest management, policy, and conservation. Fellowships are available for periods of 4 months to one year and can begin at any time in the year. Applications from international scientists, women, and minorities are encouraged. Fellowships are not intended for graduate students or recent postdoctoral candidates. Deadline: 1 February. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: Ernst Mayr Grants Given by: Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology. Amount: Variable; covers travel, lodging, and meals for up to several months. Average is $1000. Eligibility: Animal systematics study. Restrictions: See above. Description: Grants are awarded to systematists who need to make short visits to museums in order to undertake research needed for the completion of taxonomic revisions and monographs. They are particularly designed for scientists who could otherwise not afford to study these specimens. Special preference will be given to research dealing with poorly known groups, containing under-described species and types of uncertain validity. Preference is given to studies that use the MCZ collections, though applications to work at other museums will be considered. Deadline: 15 September, 15 April. Announced: Within two months of deadline date. Address: Award Title: Herpetologist's League Award for Graduate Research Given by: The Herpetologist's League. Amount: $500. Eligibility: Must be 1) a registered student of with up to 15 months in a postdoctoral program, and 2) first author on submitted manuscript and oral presentation. Restrictions: Must be a member of HL. Description: Applicants must submit a manuscript and give a 15 minute oral presentation at the annual meeting during special sessions devoted to student presentations. The applicant must submit an original and three copies of the manuscript formatted for publication in Herpetologica (See back pages of current issue for guidelines) to the current HL president. Manuscripts must not be more than nine doubled-spaced pages (including literature cited), plus up to four pages of figures and tables. Award winner will receive 10 years back issues, of Herpetologica, plus an invitation to submit an expanded, full-length manuscript to Herpetologica (subject to normal review process). If accepted, the paper will appear as the lead article in an issue of the journal, with an editorial preface identifying the paper as the winner of the HL Award for Graduate Research. Deadline: 1 April. Announced: At the Herpetologist's League Business Meeting. Address: Award Title: Grants-in-Aid Given by: Highland's Biological Station. Amount: Up to $400 per week. Eligibility: Predoctoral and postdoctoral research on the biota and environments of the southern Appalachians. Restrictions: See above. Description: In making awards, preference will be given to projects involving residence at the station for four weeks or longer. However, support is usually not given for more than twelve weeks in a given year. The awards are usually based on the period of residency. Deadline: 1 March. Announced: 1 April. Address: Award Title: Hudson River Grants Given by: Hudson River Foundation. Amount: Variable. Eligibility: Research and education programs on the Hudson River. Restrictions: See above. Description: Research grants are given in specific areas of study that vary with the needs of the Foundation. In 1996, for example, the Foundation was particularly interested in receiving proposals concerning ecology of the lower estuary and Hudson River Bay Anchovy. Graduate fellowships are awarded to advanced graduate students conducting research on the Hudson River system. Doctoral fellowships will generally consist of $12,000 for one year and research budget of up to $1,000. Master's students will generally receive a stipend of $9,000 for one year and research budget of $750. Applicants must have their research plan approved by the student's institutions. Polgar Fellowships are for graduate and undergraduate students. The award consists of $3,500 summer grant to conduct research on the Hudson River. Deadline: Research grants - preproposals 1 October; full proposals - 1 December. Graduate fellowships - 1 March. Polgar Fellowships - 1 March. Announced: 1 March, 31 May, and 15 April, respectively. Address: Award Title: Human Frontier Science Grants Given by: Human Frontier Science Program Amount: Maximum of three years ($230,000 annually). Long-term fellowships - approximately $40,000 annually, including allowances for travel and research expenses. Eligibility: Research fellows for short- or long-term fellowships must either come from or go to a member country for grants, the teams must be international . Restrictions: Only supports research that transcends national boundaries. The principal applicant must be from one of the eligible countries (Japan, USA, Canada, and most of Europe). Description: To promote basic research into the complex mechanisms underlying the function of living organisms, including humans, by supporting interdisciplinary and international collaboration. The fields supported are brain functions and molecular approaches to biological functions and basic research to elucidate the complex mechanisms of living organisms including morphogenesis and molecular recognition and responses and expressions of genetic information. Deadline: Research grants and long-term fellowships- 1 September. Short-term fellowships can be submitted anytime. Announced: Annually. Address: Award Title: Huyck Preserve Research Grants Given by: Edmund Niles Huyck Preserve and Biological Research. Amount: $2,500 maximum. Eligibility: Master's, doctoral candidates, and those possessing a Ph.D. Restrictions: The 200-acre Preserve habitats include northeast hardwood-hemlock forests, conifer plantations, old fields, permanent and intermittent streams, 10-and 100-acre lakes, and a 150-foot waterfall. Year-round facilities include a wet and dry lab, small library, and six houses/cabins for researchers. Awards are made on the basis of scientific merit. Deadline: 1 February. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: International Federation of University Women Graduate Fellowships and Research Grants Given by: International Federation of University Women. Amount: Maximum funding, 3000 - 10,000 Swiss francs. Eligibility: Individuals may apply. Restrictions: Women must be members of IFUW. Preference is given to women whose schooling or research will be in a country where they do not normally reside and where they have not previously received education. Description: Funding is provided to women conducting original graduate research. Funding categories include short-term research grants and graduate fellowships for women with projects underway. The emphasis is in assisting women in acquiring specialized training or in conducting independent research. Preference is given to women from developing countries or those pursuing work that will benefit a developing country. Deadline: 1 November . Application information may be obtained from the nearest IFUW office (see below). Announced: Address:
Award Title: W. Alton Jones Foundation Research Grants Given by: W. Alton Jones Foundation. Amount: $5000 - $300,000; usually $15,000 - $100,000. Eligibility: Nonprofit institutions or organizations. Restrictions: Funding is not given for scholarships or conferences. Description: Funding may be in the form of research grants or program support in the areas of research and maintenance of biological diversity, ecological economics, or sustainable development. Projects should emphasize public education, sustainable energy use, climate protection, environmental toxicology, or grassroots programs. Deadline: None. Submit a letter of inquiry that describes project goals, methods, and funds needed. Announced: Upon decision. Address: Award Title: Searle Scholar Given by: Kinship Foundation. Amount: $180,000 over three years (stipend $60,000, research allowance $55,000). Eligibility: Junior faculty, recently appointed assistant professors. Applicants will be expected to be pursuing independent research careers in biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, and related areas in chemistry, medicine, and the biological sciences. Candidates should be in their first or second year as an assistant professor. This appointment must be a tenure-track position, and must be in an academic department of an invited, degree-granting institution. Potential applicants whose institutions do not have tenure-track appointments should consult with the Scientific Director of the program prior to preparing an application. Restrictions: By nomination only, limited to invited institutions, no citizenship restrictions, but does have US geographic restrictions. Description: Makes grants to selected exceptional young faculty in chemistry and biomedical sciences. Subjects listed are: anatomy, behavior, biology, developmental biology, evolutionary biology, microbiology, molecular biology, physiology, zoology, structural biology. Deadline: 27 September 1999. Announced: Upon decision. Address: |
